++“No I’m Marissa!”
$$“Ha ha great! Marissa do you act?”
++“No I dance!"
$$“You dance? Ok!”
++“Yeah!”
$$“I will be working on a movie this September!
We need lots of extras, so if you’d like to have
dinner with me sometime, we could talk about
it?”
++“Oh no, my parents would never let me be in
a movie or have dinner with an old man
anyway!”
$$“I’m not that old….ha, ha, ha…..”
++“No,my parents would be angry!”
$$“You can’t let your parents live your life for
you forever you know, but if you change your
mind, you know where to find me, right in that
room over there! See?”
++“Yes I see and sure, if I change my mind….”
$$“Great! Well, I have to go, but it was nice
meeting you Lolita!”
++“I’m Marissa!”
$$“I’m sure you are….Mary, wait up for me love,
you look sexy tonight….”
*Lolita is STILL one of my favourite movies!*
The Writer…..
++“I write poetry too!”
$$“What kind Marissa?”
++“Oh I don’t know, all kinds!”
$$“I’d like to read them sometime!”
++“Sure! I love your poems!”
$$“Thank you! What is your all time favourite
poem Marissa?”
++“The Raven!”
$$“Poe? Interesting!”
++“Yes I love his poems”
$$“Me too but have you ever read Sylvia Plath?”
++“No! I don’t even know who she is! Is she
good?”
$$“Well if you ever get the chance, read her
poem called 'Daddy’, I’m sure you will enjoy it!”
++“Sure! What’s it about?”
$$“I guess about a girl who is angry at her
father?”
++“Oh I will like it then!”
$$“I’m certain you will….”
*Daddy"is STILL among my favourite poems!*
The Musician….
$$“Have a spare smoke babe?”
++“Oh don’t they call you 'Monkey’? I know you,
you’re that guitarist in that metal band!”
$$“Yeah but my name is Paul, do you have a
spare smoke?”
++“Sure, but 'Monkey’ sounds cooler! I’ve only
got menthols!”
$$“I don’t care babe, can I borrow one?”
++“Sure, but most don’t like menthols!”
$$“Is that why you smoke them? Ha, ha, ha,
ha…”
++“Maybe? Ha, ha, ha, ha…”
$$“Don’t you dance?”
++“Yeah I do!”
$$“I remember you when you were at the battle
of the bands!”
++“Yes I was hanging out with all the drunk
gypsies ha, ha, ha, ha….”
$$“Yeah I remember you, you were in the
paper….”
++“Yeah ha ha ha! You’re like 25 right Paul?”
$$“Ha,ha, ha, ha I don’t remember!”
++“Um ok but would be cool to play guitar like
you do!”
$$“Really? I can teach you if you like?”
++“That would be cool!”
$$“Yeah someday when I’m not too busy!”
++“Great! Thanks!!”
$$“Yeah well I’m done so I’ll see you around!”
++“Sure, see you man!”
$$“Cool….”
*I’m STILL learning the guitar!*
The Dancer…..
$$“Hey honey, weren’t you here last night?”
++“Yeah with my girlfriend and boyfriend ha,
ha, ha, ha….”
$$“Oh you have two? You’re a busy girl ha, ha,
ha, ha….”
++“Not that busy but very in trouble!”
$$“Oh why honey?”
++“My folks and their stupid lectures! Never
mind!”
$$“Ah sounds horrible! Mine were like that too
but now I do whatever I want!”
++“Lucky you, I wish I could dance on the
podium like you do!”
$$“Do you? Well come on honey, you can
dance next to me on mine!”
++“Are you sure? I’m not going to get you in
trouble?”
$$“Are you kidding me? Big girls don’t get in
trouble, we MAKE trouble ha,ha, ha, ha..,,”
++“Cool, well let’s go dance then….”
$$“Sure! Come on! You’ll love it!”
*I STILL LOVE dance! I will ALWAYS love dance
because we’re married!*
The Artist….
$$“You have a certain quality!”
++“Huh?”
$$“Yes it’s luminous, more luminous than this